"Higher" Education in Jersey Could Mean Medical Marijuana Classes

"Come next year, Rutgers University could be known as "Pot U." A New Jersey lawmaker who was instrumental in helping pass a medical marijuana law back in January is now suggesting that the state's premier university become a national center for research and curriculum into the plant and its benefits. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) is already cooperating with Republican Governor Chris Christie's administration to delay implementation of the law by 90 days. But even as the Assembly Budget Committee voted 7-0-2 to release the delayed implementation to the full Assembly for a full vote, Gusciora suggested his fellow legislators turn Rutgers into "a national academic leader in marijuana research and curriculum.""